Polycam
FreemiumAI reality capture for professionals, across any device.
Polycam is a cross-platform spatial AI platform that turns smartphone photos, LiDAR scans, and drone footage into measurable 2D floor plans, 3D models, and digital twins. It combines photogrammetry, LiDAR, and Gaussian Splatting with on-device and cloud processing to let users document, measure, and design physical spaces without specialized hardware. Polycam serves architects, engineers, construction teams, forensic investigators, product designers, and media creators who need fast, shareable reality capture.
What is it
Polycam is a cross-platform 3D capture and spatial AI platform that converts real-world spaces, objects, and aerial footage into digital twins, floor plans, and measurable 3D assets.
What it can do
It captures interiors via LiDAR or AI spatial scanning, objects via photogrammetry and Gaussian Splatting, and sites via drone photogrammetry, then exports to CAD, BIM, and 3D formats.
Who is it for
AEC professionals, forensic investigators, product designers, real estate teams, and media creators who need rapid, mobile-first reality capture and documentation.
Key Features
Cross-Platform Capture — iOS, Android, Web, and Apple Vision Pro
Polycam runs on iPhone, iPad, Android, web browsers, and Apple Vision Pro, letting teams capture and view 3D content from the devices they already own.
LiDAR Spatial Scanning — Real-time 3D space capture
Space Mode uses the LiDAR sensor on iPhone Pro and iPad Pro devices to scan rooms and buildings in a single walk-through, generating a photorealistic 3D model, 3D room plan, and aligned 2D floor plan.
AI Spatial Capture — Non-LiDAR 3D scanning for standard iPhones
On-device AI uses computer vision and machine learning to infer spatial depth from a single video pass on non-LiDAR iPhone 13 or newer, with no internet connection required.
Object Mode — Photogrammetry and Gaussian Splatting
Object Mode reconstructs detailed 3D meshes from overlapping photos or video, with an optional Gaussian Splat output for photorealistic real-time rendering.
Use Cases
Document existing conditions
Architects and contractors scan interiors on site visits to create as-built documentation, floor plans, and measurements without returning to the field.
Capture forensic scenes
Investigators document accident and crime scenes in 3D for faster claims processing, evidence review, and remote stakeholder access.
Digitize products and props
E-commerce teams, manufacturers, and media creators scan objects to build reusable 3D asset libraries for visualization, AR, and game engines.
Track construction progress
Project teams capture repeatable scans over a project lifecycle to monitor progress, compare deviations, and share updates with remote stakeholders.
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